Overview
What you will study
This Acquired Language Impairments course offered by City, University of London will encourage you to integrate language processing theory with assessment and therapy approaches in aphasia. You will explore specific issues in aphasia such as conversation, and specific intervention programmes including innovations and technology in aphasia therapy. You will also learn about neuroimaging and the neural basis of language disorders. It will promote critical and reflective thinking, both with respect to the literature and to clinical practice. This module will deepen your knowledge of current research in the field of Acquired Language Impairments. Throughout the module we will be drawing on current and recent research carried out at City and other centres, and you will be learning from our research leaders.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Lexical impairments: theory, assessment and therapy
- Impairments of sentences and discourses: theory, assessment and therapy
- Outcome measurement
- New approaches in aphasia therapy
- Psychological consequence of aphasia
- Neuroimaging in Aphasia
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Language Studies View 98 other Short Courses in Language Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- First or second-class honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate subject
- The Licentiate Diploma of the Royal college of Speech and Language Therapists is also accepted.
- Individuals with less than a second class degree will be considered where they have substantial relevant experience (clinical, teaching or other relevant professional experience).
If your first language is not English, one of the following is required:
- A first degree from a UK university
- A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by City, University of London as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions from Australia, Canada or the United States of America.
- International English Language Test Service (IELTS) a score of 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) score 72 required
- TOEFL 100 overall with 24 in Writing, 20 in Listening, 19 Reading and 20 Speaking
Tuition Fee
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International
1405 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1405 GBP for the full programme during 3 months. -
National
1125 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1125 GBP for the full programme during 3 months.